YEMEN VS DENMARK: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	DENMARK		YEMEN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	28,741	1	30,158	- 1,417
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	28,075	22	1,405	+ 26,669
Lung Disease	3	23,604	11	3,196	+ 20,408
Lung Cancers	4	20,023	41	569	+ 19,454
Stroke	5	19,706	2	13,570	+ 6,137
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	12,072	4	11,978	+ 94
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	11,551	30	913	+ 10,638
Prostate Cancer	8	7,963	63	39	+ 7,924
Breast Cancer	9	6,989	26	1,134	+ 5,856
Diabetes Mellitus	10	6,908	19	1,794	+ 5,114
Pancreas Cancer	11	5,897	51	283	+ 5,614
Kidney Disease	12	4,901	15	2,679	+ 2,222
Lymphomas	13	3,926	45	433	+ 3,494
Liver Disease	14	3,724	13	2,891	+ 833
Hypertension	15	3,457	8	5,293	- 1,836
Suicide	16	3,322	21	1,699	+ 1,623
Parkinson's Disease	17	3,229	49	362	+ 2,867
Alcohol	18	3,220	59	78	+ 3,142
Endocrine Disorders	19	3,092	36	738	+ 2,354
Leukemia	20	3,005	34	776	+ 2,228
Bladder Cancer	21	2,935	55	160	+ 2,774
Falls	22	2,909	24	1,170	+ 1,740
Stomach Cancer	23	2,605	31	902	+ 1,703
Oesophagus Cancer	24	2,564	35	765	+ 1,800
Liver Cancer	25	2,499	39	609	+ 1,890
Skin Cancers	26	2,090	58	100	+ 1,991
Other Neoplasms	27	2,034	64	21	+ 2,013
Oral Cancer	28	1,995	42	547	+ 1,447
Ovary Cancer	29	1,975	52	188	+ 1,787
Other Injuries	30	1,868	16	2,225	- 357
Inflammatory/Heart	31	1,530	40	585	+ 946
Peptic Ulcer Disease	32	1,163	33	833	+ 330
Road Traffic Accidents	33	1,149	6	8,561	- 7,412
Drug Use	34	1,059	38	613	+ 446
Uterin Cancer	35	837	69	5	+ 832
Congenital Anomalies	36	824	10	4,291	- 3,467
Cervical Cancer	37	822	57	119	+ 703
Diarrhoeal diseases	38	778	9	4,372	- 3,594
Multiple Sclerosis	39	710	62	42	+ 669
Epilepsy	40	673	43	539	+ 134
Low Birth Weight	41	627	5	8,810	- 8,183
Rheumatic Heart Disease	42	519	37	707	- 188
Rheumatoid Arthritis	43	455	66	14	+ 440
Asthma	44	443	17	2,106	- 1,663
Skin Disease	45	424	61	44	+ 381
Anemia	46	393	84	0	+ 393
Violence	47	339	14	2,839	- 2,500
Schizophrenia	48	305	86	0	+ 305
Fires	49	284	29	991	- 707
Drownings	50	200	25	1,142	- 942
Osteoarthritis	51	137	81	0	+ 137
Meningitis	52	134	28	1,018	- 884
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	132	80	0	+ 132
Appendicitis	54	124	54	162	- 38
HIV/AIDS	55	121	46	396	- 275
Birth Trauma	56	114	7	5,939	- 5,825
Tuberculosis	57	83	18	1,899	- 1,816
Upper Respiratory	58	82	70	5	+ 78
Malnutrition	59	75	27	1,058	- 983
Hepatitis C	60	46	68	8	+ 38
Hepatitis B	61	33	50	299	- 267
Poisonings	62	30	44	532	- 502
Oral conditions	63	22	82	0	+ 22
Maternal Conditions	64	12	32	890	- 878
Otitis Media	65	9	73	0	+ 9
War	66	3	3	12,915	- 12,912
Encephalitis	67	3	48	369	- 366
Tetanus	68	2	47	395	- 392
Chlamydia	69	2	72	1	+ 1
Syphilis	70	2	53	175	- 174
Measles	71	2	12	3,019	- 3,018
Pertussis	72	0	23	1,239	- 1,239
Diphtheria	73	0	67	14	- 14
Leprosy	74	0	74	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	75	0	56	124	- 124
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	76	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	75	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	71	2	- 2
Malaria	79	0	20	1,719	- 1,719
Trichuriasis	80	0	78	0	- 0
Ascariasis	81	0	65	17	- 17
Hookworm Disease	82	0	77	0	- 0
Dengue	83	0	60	71	- 71
Iodine Deficiency	84	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	85	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to YEMEN

Denmark

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THE INTELLECTUAL EXERCISE

The point of this intellectual exercise is to measure what would happen if two countries shared the same leading causes of death. To make these comparisons possible we equalized the population and used total deaths for each country's top 10 causes to simulate an "Exchange." Use the chart on the left to sort by the country name and use the summary plus and minus column to measure the differences in total deaths.

Life Expectancy statistics are calculated the same way everywhere in the world, but what we die from can be very different depending upon where we live. Despite these differences, with rare exception, the top 10 causes of death for any given country will represent between 70-80% of their total deaths. This is an intellectual exercise only, not a comparison of which country is healthier or to challenge existing life expectancy rankings. If you prefer to see total deaths for over 80 causes and choose your own countries to compare go here: https://www.globallifeexpectancy.com/world-rankings-total-deaths

ABOUT OUR DATA

All meaningful comparisons between countries should be made using the same data source and year. The most reliable source for International comparisons is the World Health Organization because it is standardized for cross cultural comparisons. It is also reviewed annually, which often makes it more current than individual country data that can take years to compile. The WHO data includes individual country "projections," that are calculated based upon an annual consultation with each country before it is published. There are differences however, such as WHO data separates different forms of heart disease and cancer and combines Alzheimer's with Dementia. In this top 10 comparison WHO data for both countries was used.